Themes: Courts Martial, Military Life, Political Corruption
Main Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland
Release Year: 1992
Country: US
Run Time: 138 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this military courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin, Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is assigned to defend two Marines, Pfc. Louden Downey (James Marshall) and Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison), who are accused of the murder of fellow leatherneck Pfc. William Santiago (Michael de Lorenzo) at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kaffee generally plea bargains for his clients rather than bring them to trial, which is probably why he was assigned this potentially embarassing case, but when Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) is assigned to assist Kaffee, she is convinced that there's more to the matter than they've been led to believe and convinces her colleague that the case should go to court. Under questioning, Downey and Dawson reveal that Santiago died in the midst of a hazing ritual known as "Code Red" after he threatened to inform higher authorities that Dawson opened fire on a Cuban watchtower. They also state that the "Code Red" was performed under the orders of Lt. Jonathan Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland). Kendrick's superior, tough-as-nails Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson), denies any knowledge of the order to torture Santiago, but when Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson (J.T. Walsh) confides to Kaffee that Jessup demanded the "Code Red" for violating his order of silence, Kaffee and Galloway have to find a way to prove this in court. A Few Good Men also features Kevin Bacon as prosecuting attorney Capt. Jack Ross and Kevin Pollak as Kaffee and Galloway's research assistant, Lt. Sam Weinberg. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Kevin Pollak - Lt. Sam Weinberg; James Marshall - PFC Louden Downey; J.T. Walsh - Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson; Christopher Guest - Dr. Stone; J.A. Preston - Judge Randolph; Matt Craven - Lt. Dave Sprading; Wolfgang Bodison - Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson; Association of Former Fish Drill Team - Drill Team; Xander Berkeley - Captain Whitaker; David Bowe - Commander Gibbs; Harry Caesar - Luther; Frank Cavestani - Agent #1; Michael de Lorenzo - Private First Class William T. Santiago; Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Corporal Carl Hammaker; John M. Jackson - Captain West; Oscar Jordan - Steward; Lawrence Lowe - Bailiff; Joshua Malina - Orderly; John M. Mathews - Guard #1; Geoffrey Nauffts - Lieutenant Sherby; Ron Ostrow - M. P.; Mathew Saks - David; Arthur Senzy - Robert C. McGuire; Cameron Thor - Commander Lawrence; Al Wexo - Guard #2; Gene Whittington - Mr. Dawson; Maud Winchester - Aunt Ginny; Noah Wyle - Corporal Jeffrey Barnes; Aaron Sorkin - Man in Bar; Jan Munroe - Jury Forman; Jane Jenkins; Janet Hirshenson
Credit
David F. Klassen - Art Director, Jane Jenkins - Casting, Janet Hirshenson - Casting, John Horton - Consultant/advisor, Steve Nicolaides - Co-producer, Jeffrey Stott - Co-producer, Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer, Rob Reiner - Director, Robert Leighton - Editor, Steve Nevius - Editor, Rachel Pfeffer - Executive Producer, William S. Gilmore - Executive Producer, Marc Shaiman - Composer (Music Score), J. Michael Riva - Production Designer, Robert Richardson - Cinematographer, Steve Nicolaides - Production Manager, Darrel Brown - Producer, David Brown - Producer, Rob Reiner - Producer, Andrew Scheinman - Producer, Virginia Randolph - Set Designer, Michael Taylor - Set Designer, Robert Eber - Sound/Sound Designer, Rick Kline - Sound/Sound Designer, Kevin O'Connell - Sound/Sound Designer, Aaron Sorkin - Screenwriter, Kevin Bartnof - Foley Artist, Aaron Sorkin - Play Author
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